Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Clarinet - Level 4 - Digital Download SKU: A0.971212 By The Andrews Sisters. By Charles Christopher Parker and Joseph C. Garland. Arranged by Cheryl Bray Jackson. Contemporary. 14 pages. Cheryl Bray Jackson #6735487. Published by Cheryl Bray Jackson (A0.971212). Great for learning the style of 1940s Big Band style. Close harmonies and syncopated swing rhythm present challenges as well as pleasing features of the style. The bass clarinet part does go up into the top of the clarion register which may present a challenge. Rhythm may need some slow and intentional rehearsal to create the necessary cohesive sound. This arrangement is well suited to advanced intermediate level school or community ensembles. Duration of the piece is approximately 2'45. .

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Clarinet - Level 2 - Digital Download SKU: A0.891900 Composed by Dr.Benjamin Robert Papperitz. Arranged by Stephen Davies. Romantic Period. 15 pages. Stephen Davies #3470572. Published by Stephen Davies (A0.891900). The calm and simplistic opening to this piece gives it its charm, as the close harmonies open up to give any competent group an excercise in restraint. In addition, one of the most difficult things in music is to place staccato notes right on the beat, together, at a slow tempo! A good example of this is 'L'il Darlin' by Basie/Hefti, lots of bands have trouble with the 2 staccato crotchets in the main tune, placing them just so is tricky! Now, this is certainly not jazz, but the principle is the same. Dr.B.R.Papperitz was professor of harmony at the Leipzig Conservetoire from 1851-1868 and was a major influence on the composers of his time, other than that I know very little!

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.919134 By Lady Antebellum. By Jule Styne. Arranged by Vanessa Klassen. Contemporary. 10 pages. Vanessa Klassen #6138291. Published by Vanessa Klassen (A0.919134). During a 1945 summer heatwave in Hollywood, Calfornia, lyricist Sammy Cahn and composer Jule Styne imagined cooler weather as they came up with the song Let It Snow. Although the song makes no holiday reference, it is now regarded as a classic Christmas song and has been recorded by many famous artists such as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Dean Martin. This arrangement for clarinet quartet is in a swing style. Each member of the quartet should pay close attention to the deliberate jazz articulations and rhythms.

Woodwind Ensemble,Woodwind Quartet Clarinet - Level 3 - Digital Download SKU: A0.1026525 By John Denver. By Mel Torme and Robert Wells. Arranged by Patrick Thyst. Contemporary. 10 pages. Purple Publications #6200989. Published by Purple Publications (A0.1026525). This all-time festive classic gets the Purple treatment. Perfectly suited to the clarinet with delicious close harmonies between the players and ample opportunities for embellishment.Follow in the footsteps of Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra and many others and watch your audience curl up in front of the fire in a festive glow.